Archive for October 1st, 2012

An Historic US-Canada Snowstorm & Following Coldwave On The Way?

An Historic US-Canada Snowstorm & Following Coldwave On The Way?

The models continue to throw the BLUE paint bomb on a large swath of the Lower 48 with the latest 6-10 day off the Climate Prediction Centre showing a particularly cold look. This way this is shaping up with a powerful ridge pumping all the way to Alaska and the fact the Arctic Oscillation is […]

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A Complex Mess For Europe Over The Next Week, No Early Taste of Winter For UK

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A Complex Mess For Europe Over The Next Week, No Early Taste of Winter For UK

The storms continue lining up across the Atlantic with low pressure dominating the UK and it looks set to remain that way up till at least the weekend. Here’s the GFS surface chart for 3 hrs from now. Note the storm east of Iceland, this is driving our weather by sending fronts, rotating around this system […]

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NEW: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

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NEW: UK & IRELAND REGIONAL FORECAST

Scotland Over the course of today, there has been considerable shower activity driven in on a fresh to strong southerly. Temperatures this afternoon across Scotland are cool, ranging between 11-13C as of 3pm. Winds are blowing out of the SW or WSW, averaging 5-15 mph widely but in exposed western areas or at higher elevation, 18-25 mph with gusts […]

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Heatwave For California, Then Comes The Cold Further East

Heatwave For California, Then Comes The Cold Further East

Often during October, when a major cold shot drops into the heart of the Lower 48, a heatwave is going on over California. This time around will be no exception. The reason? a highly amplified pattern with a major dip in the jet which has arctic air forced south will have warm air lifting north […]

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